Brooke, Rutland
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Brooke shown within Rutland |
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| Area | 2.25 sq mi (5.8 km2) [1] |
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| Population | 211 2001 Census[2] |
| – density | 94/sq mi (36/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK848057 |
| – London | 83 miles (134 km) SSE |
| Unitary authority | Rutland |
| Shire county | Rutland |
| Ceremonial county | Rutland |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OAKHAM |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01572 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Rutland and Melton |
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Brooke is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is situated about three miles (4.8 km) south-west of Oakham. The village is near the source of the River Gwash near Braunston-in-Rutland; the river forms part of the parish boundary.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter. The church appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice.[3]
The small Brooke Priory was founded for Austin Canons, as a cell of St Mary's Abbey, Kenilworth, apparently during the third quarter of the 12th century.[4]
No trace of the buildings survive, but there are earthworks and crop marks associated with fishpools or outbuildings. Some of these may date from the English Civil War or the formal gardens of the succeeding Brooke House, itself now gone.[5][6] Some fragments of the original buildings are thought to have been used in the present 16th century house, called Brooke Priory.[7][8]
The land was sold in 1549 to Andrew Noel who built Brooke House, of which only the dovecote and octagon lodge now survives.[9][10]
Brooke Priory School was founded here in 1989 but moved to Oakham in 1996.[11]
The Brooke Reliquary was discovered in c.1805 in the cellar of Priory House. This small enamelled casket dates from the 13th Century and originates from workshops in Limoges, France. It is now on display at Rutland County Museum.
References
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- ↑ http://www.british-film-locations.com/scene-1e1/Pride-and-Prejudice-2005
- ↑ A History of the County of Rutland (ed. William Page): Volume 2 (1935), pp. 37-40. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
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- ↑ http://www.brooke.rutland.sch.uk/general/school-history/
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Brooke Church Website
- Brooke Priory School
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